Philadelphia Special

~ Release by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

“The Ties That Bind” on the back cover is actually the first track on disc 3.

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-20 13:44 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Cadillac Ranch
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Cadillac Ranch (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., Intersong (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
5:03
2Sherry Darling
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Sherry Darling (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
4:55
3Hungry Heart
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Hungry Heart (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen Music, Intersong Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
4:29
4Fire
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Fire (on 1980-12-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977-05)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
4:38
5Because the Night
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Because the Night (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen and Bruce Springsteen (in 1975)
lyricist:
Patti Smith (in 1977) and Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1977)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
6:23
6Here She Comes Walkin’ / I Wanna Marry You
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Here She Comes (on 1980-12-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1973 until 1975)
is based on:
Here She Comes Walkin’
live recording of:
Here She Comes Walkin’ (on 1980-12-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1974 until 1975)
live recording of:
I Wanna Marry You (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
9:27
7Growin’ Up
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Growin’ Up (on 1980-12-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1972)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
10:01
8For You
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
For You (on 1980-12-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1971)
arranger:
Bruce Springsteen
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd. and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
4:56
9Stolen Car
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Stolen Car (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
5:32
10Wreck on the Highway
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Wreck on the Highway (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1979 until 1980)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
4:50
11Point Blank
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Max Weinberg (on 1980-12-08)
electric bass guitar:
Garry Tallent (on 1980-12-08)
lead vocals:
Bruce Springsteen (on 1980-12-08)
performer:
The E Street Band (on 1980-12-08)
recorded at:
1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
recorded at:
Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Point Blank (on 1980-12-08)
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1979)
lyricist:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1978 until 1980)
composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1978)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
8:00
3▶CD

Credits

Release

recorded at:1980‐12‐08: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1980-12-08)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9106428 [info]
discography entry:https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://bruceboots.com/bootlegs/river/19801208-PhiladelphiaSpecial/19801208-PhiladelphiaSpecial.html [info] (ended)
https://archive.org/details/bs1980-12-08.aud.masterpiece.flac16 [info]